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DNA and RNA Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Because of base pairing in DNA, the amount of

a)

Adenine = guanine

b)

Adenine = thymine

c)

Thymine = cytosine

d)

Guanine = thymine

2.

Which contains the base Uracil?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

3.

Which contains the sugar deoxyribose?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

4.

Which is made of nucleotides?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Both

5.

Which of the following forms a base pair with thymine?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Guanine

d)

Cytosine

6.

What type of bond holds the double stranded DNA molecule together?

a)

Ionic bonds

b)

Hydrogen bonds

c)

Nitrogen bonds

d)

Polar bonds

7.

A DNA strand that has the bases CTAGGT. What would its complementary strand look like?

a)

CTAGGT

b)

TGGATC

c)

GATCCA

d)

GTUCCA

8.

In eukaryotes, DNA

a)

Is located in the nucleus

b)

Floats freely in the cytoplasm

c)

Is located in the ribosomes

d)

Is circular

9.

The “backbone” of DNA is made of

a)

Sugar and nitrogenous bases

b)

Sugar and phosphate

c)

Phosphate and nitrogenous bases

d)

Phosphate and lipids

10.

If the enzyme helicase did not function properly, then

a)

Hydrogen bonds between the new DNA strands could not form

b)

New nucleotides could not be added to the new strand

c)

The Okazaki fragments could not be linked together

d)

The hydrogen bonds holding the two strands together could not be broken

11.

When one DNA molecule is copied to make two new DNA molecules, the resulting DNA molecules contain

a)

None of the parent DNA

b)

50% of the parent DNA

c)

75% of the parent DNA

d)

100% of the parent DNA

12.

Based on your answer from the question above, we call DNA replication

a)

Conservative

b)

Semiconservative

c)

Semicomplementary

d)

Complementary

13.

One strand of DNA runs 5’-3’ while the other runs 3’-5’. Because of this, we say DNA strands are

a)

Complementary

b)

Antiparallel

c)

Semiconservative

d)

Leading and lagging strands

14.

What is the first step of DNA replication?

a)

1. Hydrogen bonds between nucleotides refor

b)

2. Helicase breaks the hydrogen bonds between nucleotides.

c)

3. Ligase binds together Okazaki fragments.

d)

4. DNA polymerase adds nucleotides to the new DNA strand.